durable opinion wrote:slightly off topic but where did that tea party bowel movement go? they seemed to go away when their free rides and doughnuts went away.

yet the Occupy protests keep getting larger and larger.

going to be a LOOONG summer conservative republicans.

Your lame insults aside, I don't know where you get the idea that the OWSers are "getting larger and larger". But in answer to your question, unlike the OWSers who set fires, smash store fronts and trash the streets, the Tea Partiers are working within the system to get people elected that they want.

Oh that group of freshman congressMEN who once sworn in not only haven't a clue as to how the legislative process works but also have been marginalized by speaker Bohner. because when they open their mouths they are a national embarrassment? those guys? those that merely aided in the absolute gridlock of the federal government. on one hand proclaiming limited government whilst on the other legislating morality.

yeah with that as an accomplishment I wouldn't come out in public anymore either.

How unsurprising that the newspaper that covered the Urban Camping Ban as if it were a done deal in need of no further debate would give such unflattering and lacking coverage to the May Day activities of Occupy Denver. They totally left out the fact that several dozen protesters slept out on the Mall last night in response to the city council's initial passage of the urban camping ban, put forth by Councilman Albus Brooks on behalf of the Downtown Denver Business Partnership (DDBP). And two guesses who counts themselves as members of the DDBP! What, you got it on the first guess?!!! You're right, the Denver Post.

The Denver Post's coverage of the camping ban has failed to report that Denver's Road Home commission, started by Hickenlooper and further empowered by Mayor Hancock, has put forth a statement that it believes the Council should give them a further month to complete a study requested by the Mayor regarding the current state of the undeniably large homeless population in Denver. While the Council tells us there is an emergency and they have to act, the truism is they are acting--on behalf of making our city look clean and tidy without taking the necessary steps to deal with cuts in funding to help the poorest among us.

If you want real news with both sides of the story, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong rag.

RockyMountainAngel wrote:The attempt to split the Occupy movement and police into separate groups will not succeed. Police are part of the 99% financially and socially. Police work hard to protect all of us against crime and harm. They are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and friends. Occupiers are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts and friends.

The attempts by commentors or media to distort the message of Occupy will not succeed.Violence or harmful aggression are not tolerated nor encouraged by Occupy. The 99% are law abiding people who want a better life--for all in the world.

And those of you who accuse Occupy of socialism--if you or any of your family receive Social Security or Medicare benefits, you are accepting socialism.

Join the 100%. Be kind, generous, loving, respectful and thankful for all we have. Together we can all live in a better world.

Here's a roundup of flashpoints in the United States:Seattle

Mayor Mike McGinn authorized a seizure of potential weapons after crowds of vandals dressed in black known as the "Black Bloc" smashed up banks and other businesses with sticks, batons, and rocks, reports the Seattle Times.Niketown and American Apparel downtown were hit. A half dozen Starbucks closed early after stores reported broken windows.At least two were arrested during the vandalism spree. Police said the vandals dressed in black were hard to track because they discarded their clothing to blend in with onlookers. Tear gas was used to stop some of the vandals.The protesters also took out their anger at the U.S. Court of Appeals building, shooting paint balls at it, shattering glass doors, and attempting to ignite an incendiary device.

odarren wrote:If you want real news with both sides of the story, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong rag.

And yet, here you are.

True, here I came, to see what the coverage was. There is always the chance that despite management's position on the issue, a reporter with gumption would succeed in getting less biased news printed. Don't blame a guy for holding out some hope for decency in reporting.

So I guess with your logic the Occupy movement is a bunch of Dirty unemployed people. I will agree that they are unemployed but at the same time they are out in droves and willing to work IF the tea partners would hire someone other than family.

So I guess with your logic the Occupy movement is a bunch of Dirty unemployed people. I will agree that they are unemployed but at the same time they are out in droves and willing to work IF the tea partners would hire someone other than family.

Yeah, the scabies outbreak just speaks volumes about the Denver Occupiers' hygiene. And those droves -- well they're really picking up momentum now! Going from 2000 in November to 200 yesterday! Any day now no one will show up. Then they'll be a force to be reckoned with! Ya, you betcha!!

If you want to see what it looks like when the government runs everything, visit an Indian Reservation.

durable opinion wrote:slightly off topic but where did that tea party bowel movement go? they seemed to go away when their free rides and doughnuts went away.

yet the Occupy protests keep getting larger and larger.

going to be a LOOONG summer conservative republicans.

Your lame insults aside, I don't know where you get the idea that the OWSers are "getting larger and larger". But in answer to your question, unlike the OWSers who set fires, smash store fronts and trash the streets, the Tea Partiers are working within the system to get people elected that they want.

Oh that group of freshman congressMEN who once sworn in not only haven't a clue as to how the legislative process works but also have been marginalized by speaker Bohner. because when they open their mouths they are a national embarrassment? those guys? those that merely aided in the absolute gridlock of the federal government. on one hand proclaiming limited government whilst on the other legislating morality.

yeah with that as an accomplishment I wouldn't come out in public anymore either.

After the November election, the Tea Party will have to content itself with holding President Obama to just two terms and anticipating the succeeding Hillary Clinton administration.

RockyMountainAngel wrote:The attempt to split the Occupy movement and police into separate groups will not succeed. Police are part of the 99% financially and socially. Police work hard to protect all of us against crime and harm. They are our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and friends. Occupiers are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts and friends.

The attempts by commentors or media to distort the message of Occupy will not succeed.Violence or harmful aggression are not tolerated nor encouraged by Occupy. The 99% are law abiding people who want a better life--for all in the world.

And those of you who accuse Occupy of socialism--if you or any of your family receive Social Security or Medicare benefits, you are accepting socialism.

Join the 100%. Be kind, generous, loving, respectful and thankful for all we have. Together we can all live in a better world.

I appreciate your call for peace towards the police and gratitude, and to encourage non-violence.

Only, Social Security (insurance) and Medicare (insurance) are paid for by the individual's lifetime of work. They aren't socialism. Medicaid and social welfares are.

‎"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." ~John Adams

durable opinion wrote:slightly off topic but where did that tea party bowel movement go? they seemed to go away when their free rides and doughnuts went away.

I seem to recall a chart somewhere which showed the number of "tea party" protests juxtaposed with the amount of money being spent by their astroturf organizers like the Koch Brothers' FreedumbWorks. I did a brief search but couldn't find it.

It's interesting though, how that "spontaneous" "grassroots" "movement" suddenly just dried up and blew away, though. I wonder why the money stopped flowing? Are their corporate masters more or less okay with Obama (despite what they or their puppets might say in public)? Are they waiting for some key time - say the run-up to 2012 elections - to dump more money into their astroturf cause?

yet the Occupy protests keep getting larger and larger.

going to be a LOOONG summer conservative republicans.

Indeed. I remember many a poster here, in fact, sneering that OWS would be over by the new year.

durable opinion wrote:So I guess with your logic the Occupy movement is a bunch of Dirty unemployed people.

Pretty much. At least that's what is being found when the clean out their slums.

Any neighborhood without a wall around it or million dollar homes is a slum to most conservatives.

Balderdash! The vast majority of conservatives live in middle class neighbor hoods and make middle class wages. The class warfare mime is what is being used to distract you from the fact that all of the "1%ers" money would run the government for a very limited amount of time. The real money comes from the sheep. Fleece them let them grow more and fleece them again. Year after year that's how real money is collected. It works exactly like the banks. The interest rate is small, less than 10% most of the time. On a 30 yr home loan that will get you 2-300% return on the money lent. Do the math yourself, don't take my word for it.

durable opinion wrote:So I guess with your logic the Occupy movement is a bunch of Dirty unemployed people.

Pretty much. At least that's what is being found when the clean out their slums.

Any neighborhood without a wall around it or million dollar homes is a slum to most conservatives.

Balderdash! The vast majority of conservatives live in middle class neighbor hoods and make middle class wages. The class warfare mime is what is being used to distract you from the fact that all of the "1%ers" money would run the government for a very limited amount of time. The real money comes from the sheep. Fleece them let them grow more and fleece them again. Year after year that's how real money is collected. It works exactly like the banks. The interest rate is small, less than 10% most of the time. On a 30 yr home loan that will get you 2-300% return on the money lent. Do the math yourself, don't take my word for it.

Lefties are rarely willing to admit that conservatives can be regular, middle class folks. They either paint them as rich elitists or toothless, gun-toting, trailer park hillbillies, whichever suits their current argument.

Considering some were violent, some were almost non-existent, (200? Really?)I don't understand what's to crow about. Rather premature, wouldn't one think. But thinking in absolutes and black and white is common. As mentioned, typifying and stereotyping seems to be a soothing self-delusion to allow self-righteousness on hard core liberals part. Most conservatives really don't care who someone loves or their personal life. But it just easier for the far left-wing to say the majority are the same as the minority if it suits them.

‎"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." ~John Adams